Sun has released NetBeans 6.8, its open source IDE for Java. C++. PHP, and Ruby. New features in this version include:
- EJB 3.1 support
- RESTful web services (JAX-RS 1.1), GlassFish Metro 2.0 web services (JAX-WS 2.2), JAXB 2.2
- Java Persistence JPA 2.0, deployment, debugging and profiling with GlassFish v3 application server
- Code completion, error hints, namespace completion, documentation popups, and tag auto-import for Facelets
- Editor support for Facelets libraries, composite components, expression language, including generators for JSF and HTML forms
- Customizable JSF components palette generates JSF forms and JSF data tables from entities
- JavaFX SDK 1.2.1
- Editor Hints: Fix Imports, Surround With, Implements Abstract Methods, and more
- Improved navigation: Hyperlinks, Go to Type, Find Usages
- Full JIRA support
- Project dashboard with more member and project details, improved search and navigation, easier project sharing
- Improved instant messenger integration
- Improved issue tracker integration
- PHP 5.3
- Symfony Framework support
- PHPUnit, Code Coverage, FTP/SFTP integration improvements, exclude PHP project folders from scanning/indexing
- New Project from Maven archetype catalog and improved support for Java EE 6, Groovy, Scala projects
- Support for Rails 2.3.2 apps with dispatchers, JRuby 1.3.1, Ruby 1.9 debugging, and RSpec 1.2.7
- C++ Profiling: New Microstate Accounting indicator, Thread Map view, Thread Analyzer, Hot Spots view, Memory Leaks view, Sync Problems view
- C++ Parallelization Adviser
- Support for gdbserver attach and easier attaching to already running processes